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of hind-wing, which, however, is not found in C. Orus. The 

 burnished red surface of the wings has acquired for these 

 insects the name of " Coppers " in England. C. Lara may 

 be known by its pale-ferruginous colour and peculiar ocellated 

 spots near anal angle of both wings. 



160. Chrysophanus Orus. 



Papilio Orus, Cram., Pap. Exot., pi. 332, f. E, F. 

 „ Areas, Fah., Mant. Ins., II, p. 80, n. 728. 

 Hesperia „ „ Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. 311, n. 279. 

 Polyommatus Orus, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 672, n. 172. 

 „ „ TVallgr., Lep. Mhop. Caffr.,]).4.-2,n. \, 



Exp. \0h lin.— 1 in. 2 lin. 



i . Metallic orange-red, with a blue-violaceous lustre ; a 

 narrow, blackish hind-marginal edging, and some black discal 

 spots ; bases slightly dusky. Fore-wing : a lunule closing 

 cell ; usually a small spot in cell ; beyond middle an irregular 

 row of six or seven spots between costa and submedian 

 nervure ; a black linear costal edging, abruptly widening 

 into a broad apical border, which again grows gradually 

 narrower along hind-margin to anal angle. Hind-wing ,* 

 markings as in fore-wing, but inner-edge of hind-marginal 

 border indented on nervules, and spots more minute (those of 

 transverse row being sometimes partly — in one specimen 

 wholly — wanting); no spot m cell. Under-side. — Hind-wing 

 and border of fore-tving brownish-grey. Fore-wing : spots as 

 above, but larger and with pale edging ; an additional spot 

 in cell, near base ; along inner edge of hind-marginal grey a 

 row of linear blackish lunules, most distinct near inner- 

 margin. Hind-wing : spots as above, but scarcely darker 

 than ground-colour, only marked by their pale rings ; a 

 transverse row of three minute black spots near base, and a 

 little beyond them a row of three larger paler spots ; 

 submarginal row of lunules continued across this wing, 

 tinged with ferruginous. Cilia brownish, tipped with white. 



? . Similar, but duller, and without violaceous lustre ; 

 basal suffusion and blackish borders wider, darker (especially 

 in hind-wing) ; spots larger, all distinct. Under-side. — 

 As in i . 



Common. Hill-sides and waste ground. 



March (c) — December (m). 



This brilliant Chrysophanus is very frequently to be met with at the base 

 of Table Mountain on the Cape Town side, but it is much bcarccr on the 

 other side of the mountain. It has the habits of the tail-less Lt/cccna, but 

 is a more aetive insect; it is fond of settling on the ground, where it suns 

 itself with its wings expanded. 



